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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Washington DC News.Net http://www.washingtondcnews.net/ en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:33:34 -0500 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:33:34 -0500 30 United States President Barack Obama has appointed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the new certification authority to verify the Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear agreement after every six months. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/611002 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:10:03 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/611002 The recent surge in action by Pakistan against key Afghan Taliban commanders hiding inside the country is actually aimed at destabilising the budding reconciliation process in Afghanistan, experts have said. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610932 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:20:14 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610932 A new study has tracked the mysterious cosmic 'dark flow' to twice the distance originally reported in the Universe. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610927 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:20:09 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610927 A new study has determined that high school and college students who understand the geological age of the Earth (4.5 billion years) are much more likely to understand and accept human evolution. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610922 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:20:05 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610922 Nicolas Cage has been sued for breaking the lease on two Rolls Royce classics. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610914 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:20:06 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610914 Scientists have now discovered a novel way of enhancing drug delivery to tumours: using cancer's own architecture to bring about its downfall. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610911 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:20:05 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610911 A new research has suggested that common drugs used to treat the brittle bone disease osteoporosis could make limbs easier to break if used for too long. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610909 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:20:03 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610909 According to a new research treating tumors with extreme heat or moderate heat, aided by ultrasound guidance, may provide a possible therapeutic option. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610905 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:14 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610905 American scientists have developed a new nitric oxide-releasing cloth that may come handy in making a wrap for donor organs and therapeutic socks for diabetics. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610896 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:09 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610896 A new German study has demonstrated that doctors can lower the risk for patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with the help of the electronic drug information system "AiDKlinik", which reduces the number of adverse drug interactions and adverse events. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610892 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:06 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610892 A new American study has suggested new ways to improve heart treatment. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610891 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:05 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610891 Reports indicate that Australian archaeologists have uncovered a 40,000-year-old tribal meeting ground, which they believe is the world's southernmost site of early human life. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610889 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:04 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610889 The first known evidence of "double burials" has revealed that ancient people in what is now Mexico, routinely dug up decomposing bodies and took off their arms, legs, and heads, then reburied the bodies, for about 4,500 years. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610890 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:04 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610890 An experiment conducted by a BBC documentary team has proven that even if the "Underwear Bomber" had exploded his device on Christmas day, 2009, the Airbus A330 would have survived. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610888 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:03 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610888 In a new research, scientists have found that the process by which the smell of sea salt is created can occur in the atmosphere nearly 900 miles away from any ocean. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610881 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:12 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610881 A new study has suggested that getting fatter may be part of your body's defence against the worst effects of unhealthy eating. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610876 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:09 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610876 Scientists from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have found that a naturally occurring class of plant hormones called cytokinins has been found to help increase cotton yields during drought conditions. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610873 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:07 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610873 In a new study, scientists in Kuwait have predicted that world conventional crude oil production will peak in 2014 - almost a decade earlier than some other predictions. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610871 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:06 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610871 In a new study, scientists have leaped over a major hurdle in efforts to begin commercial production of graphene, a form of carbon that could rival silicon in its potential for revolutionizing electronics devices ranging from supercomputers to cell phones. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610867 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:03 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610867 Owning a video-game system may interfere with the academic achievement in some children, experts have pointed out. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610863 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:01 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610863 Cocktail waitress Jamie Jungers has won a beauty pageant organised among Tiger Woods' alleged mistresses. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610856 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:20:24 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610856 Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity has passed its biggest test yet, with an analysis of more than 70,000 galaxies by scientists, supporting the hypothesis. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610851 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:20:21 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610851 Smoking for a greater number of years may reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease, but smoking a larger number of cigarettes per day may not cut the risk, says a new study. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610850 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:20:20 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610850 UC Davis researchers have demonstrated a link between brain chemical, cognitive decline in schizophrenia. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610847 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:20:18 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610847 US researchers have provided an insight into the molecular mechanisms associated with addiction and relapse. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610845 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:10:29 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610845 Relatively short-term hearing deprivation during childhood may lead to a form of "lazy ear" that affects long-term hearing, says a new study. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610844 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:10:28 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610844 The art of understanding how we appear in the eyes of others is something which most humans have perfected. Now, in a new study, researchers have sought to determine precisely what triggers this ability, or, conversely, inhibits it. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610842 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:10:27 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610842 Gastric bypass surgery can change patients' urine composition that may increase their risk of developing kidney stones, research from UT Southwestern Medical Center investigators suggests. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610838 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:10:25 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610838 Scientists have found a new frog species in Papua New Guinea, which undergoes a "striking" change from a black, yellow-spotted youngster to a peach-colored, blue-eyed adult. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610830 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:10:20 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610830 In a new study, an international team of scientists has determined that the long-term survival of many large species in the midst of rapid economic growth in India will require improving existing protected areas and establishing new protected areas and corridors. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610827 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:10:18 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610827 Militant and terrorist groups are using the Internet to streamline their terrorist recruiting, radicalization, and training, the Pentagon has claimed. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610825 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:10:17 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610825 'Friends' star Jennifer Aniston and '300' star Gerard Butler have sizzled in a photoshoot they did together for a magazine. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610822 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:10:15 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610822 Researchers have turned their attention to people's belief in rumours that significantly misrepresented Barack Obama's faith during the 2008 presidential campaign. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610817 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:10:12 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610817 Scientists in the U.S. have for the first time unlocked the genetic code of an entire family, and discovered that parents give kids fewer mutations than previously thought. http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610814 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:10:11 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610814 A top US Army official has raised concerns over the possibility of a war between India and Pakistan triggered by extremist groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610764 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:40:02 -0500 ANI http://www.washingtondcnews.net/story/610764 Ashburn, VA (Sports Network) - The Washington Redskins agreed to terms with tight end Sean Ryan on Thursday. Details of the contract were not disclosed. Ryan appeared in 10 games, making eight starts,... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026631&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:35:23 -0500 SportsNetwork http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026631&cat=00296bc675e072b7 U.S. highway deaths have fallen to their lowest levels since the 1950s, as more motorists bought into buckling up and embraced safety innovations. A sour economy that dampened traveling instincts also... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33025625&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:20:22 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33025625&cat=00296bc675e072b7 al-Qaida is after. And, it appears, that lesson is resonating with the terror network's leadership.For the first time, the group that carried out the Sept. 11 attacks and has prided itself on its ideo... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33025624&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:20:21 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33025624&cat=00296bc675e072b7 President Bill Clinton 's charm offensive and voted against free-trade legislation - an early display of the independent streak that has put him at odds with fellow http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33025623&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:20:19 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33025623&cat=00296bc675e072b7 A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signature health care overh... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33025218&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:15:18 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33025218&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Michael Walzer's piece entitled "Missing the Movement" is so relevant and smartly written that I felt inclined to read it through four times before beginning to thinking about formulate an a... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026640&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:08:59 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026640&cat=00296bc675e072b7 AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) DC streets may become a little less treacherous for cyclists if a plan to create dedicated biking lanes on major roads is approved. The http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026643&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:08:56 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026643&cat=00296bc675e072b7 The three works of Lent are prayer, fasting, and alms-giving. While these three actions should be part of our year-round lives, Lent is time to focus on them more intently. The Church offers a ready g... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026645&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:08:53 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026645&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Photo by sfllaw Another spring-like day lets the mind wander to a swimming pool. Swim one hour of laps to burn 500 calories. That’s all well and good if you can swim. DCFT had her lifeguard cert... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026642&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:08:51 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026642&cat=00296bc675e072b7 View all » Much has been made in the news lately of Toyota’s troubles and the potential of stuck accelerators. But the fact is, this is a remote possibility on any car. So can you prepare?... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026641&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:08:48 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026641&cat=00296bc675e072b7 The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra will be having a concert this coming weekend, Saturday, March 13th and Sunday, March 14th. The concert on Saturday will begin at 8pm, and the concert on Sunday will b... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026646&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:08:46 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026646&cat=00296bc675e072b7 This was the conflict being discussed on a recent exchange on the frugal living forum at DC craigslist .With the possible exception of Martha Stewart, everyone is probably happy to grab some toilet pa... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026647&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:08:45 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026647&cat=00296bc675e072b7 , a comprehensive online city guide and travel review community, has an updated iPhone app, GayCities version 3.0.1, now avaialble.The app now offers "check in" functionality developed speci... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026648&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:08:42 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026648&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Peace of the Action , will begin its Camp OUT NOW campaign at the Washington Monument on Monday. The group will launch its first act of civil resistance on March 22. Sheehan told The Hill the event wi... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026632&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:58:27 -0500 NBC 4 http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026632&cat=00296bc675e072b7 {"totSize":2,"payload_type":"json","status":"1","results":[{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"331759_87233702",&q... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026634&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:58:20 -0500 NBC 4 http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026634&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Wicomico County prosecutors say members of a Fruitland family charged with abusing an 83-year-old bedridden woman could face additional charges after the elderly woman died. http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026635&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:48:04 -0500 WTOP http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026635&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Wicomico County prosecutors say members of a Fruitland family charged with abusing an 83-year-old bedridden woman could face additional charges after the elderly woman died. http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026637&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:47:57 -0500 WTOP http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026637&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Wicomico County prosecutors say members of a Fruitland family charged with abusing an 83-year-old bedridden woman could face additional charges after the elderly woman died. http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026639&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:47:56 -0500 WTOP http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026639&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Prosecutors in Washington are trying to convince a jury that a woman who went missing nearly 11 years ago was killed by her boyfriend, though her body has never been found. http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026638&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:47:54 -0500 WTOP http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33026638&cat=00296bc675e072b7 WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 450 couples applied for marriage licenses in Washington during the first week they were available to same-sex couples. http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33023707&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:30:58 -0500 WUSA 9 News http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33023707&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pulled the rug from beneath him. It announced plans to build 1,600 new homes in an east Jerusalem neighborhood.After then showing up very late for dinner with Netanya... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33022999&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:29:19 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33022999&cat=00296bc675e072b7 (AP Photo/Ben Margot)Toyota Prius vehicles are seen for sale Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Hayward, Calif. The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a Ca... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33022278&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:29:18 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33022278&cat=00296bc675e072b7 (AP Photo/Cherie Cullen - Department of Defense)This image provided by the Department of Defense shows Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visiting the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque in Abu Dh... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33022893&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:29:17 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33022893&cat=00296bc675e072b7 According to the State Department of Education , “The reading and mathematics tests are administered annually to students in grades 3 through 8. The science test is administered annually in grad... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33023709&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:18:25 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33023709&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Princess of Controversy (PoC). PoC's new play intends to be controversial and hard-hitting. She promotes the play as being one that "strikes a chord amongst the easily offended, heavily devou... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33023708&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:18:24 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33023708&cat=00296bc675e072b7 {"totSize":1,"payload_type":"json","status":"1","results":[{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"331759_87302642",&q... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33023704&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:09:22 -0500 NBC 4 http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33023704&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has directed state agencies not to discriminate against gays, essentially overriding the state attorney general's advice to colleges. http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33023705&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:59:21 -0500 WTOP http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33023705&cat=00296bc675e072b7 The House Democratic campaign chief said Wednesday the ethics committee has ended an investigation of former Rep. Eric Massa, but the freshman's alleged harassment of his staff members _ with possible... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33023706&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:59:19 -0500 WTOP http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33023706&cat=00296bc675e072b7 USA TODAY ) -- Always like to make sure you know about the best hotel bars in the USA, even if it means waiting in line? If you answered yes, then you might want to check out http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33021515&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:00:28 -0500 WUSA 9 News http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33021515&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Iran playing a double game in Afghanistan, wanting a good relationship with the Afghan government and wanting to make our lives harder," he said."At this point the level of their effort I think is not... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33020717&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:58:53 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33020717&cat=00296bc675e072b7 (AP Photo/Saudi Press Agency)In this photo released by the Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, left, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, before their talks in ... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33020367&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:58:52 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33020367&cat=00296bc675e072b7 WASHINGTON.- Sonia Pierre, the controversial Haitian immigrants’ rights activist in Dominican Republic, yesterday received the Woman of Courage Award, together with nine other women who stand out in... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33020654&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:57:46 -0500 Dominican Today http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33020654&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Cookology at the Dulles Town Center in Sterling, VA. Cookology is a recreational cooking school, wine bar and retail store offering culinary classes taught by professionally trained chefs on topics ra... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33021518&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:48:06 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33021518&cat=00296bc675e072b7 her blog , although to me she came across less stringent in person. I asked the first question, telling her directly that the ideas in her book do not make sense, especially her notion that school cho... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33021517&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:48:05 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33021517&cat=00296bc675e072b7 For The Greater Good you’re guaranteed to hear-and love-everything from both ends of the 90’s musical spectrum. However, don’t be surprised if you hear a few random out of decade hit... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33021519&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:48:03 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33021519&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Nearly five weeks after the weight of snow collapsed the roofs of three of its four hangars, more than a dozen damaged business jets and other aircraft remain pinned under structural beams, roofing ma... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33021513&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:29:20 -0500 WTOP http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33021513&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Carlos, a 7-year-old boy who called 911 during a home invasion robbery as armed robbers threatened his parents poses with the dispatcher, Monique Patino, who took his call at the Los Angeles County Sh... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33021514&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:29:20 -0500 WTOP http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33021514&cat=00296bc675e072b7 (AP) — WASHINGTON - They just don't get it in Washington. There's a gaping disconnect between what Americans care about and what President Barack Obama and Congress, Democrats and Republicans ... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33021512&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:26:30 -0500 New Jersey Online http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33021512&cat=00296bc675e072b7 US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Abu Dhabi on Thursday as Washington sought support from oil-rich Gulf allies to build pressure on Iran over its nuclear programme. The visit came a day ... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33020729&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:17:57 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33020729&cat=00296bc675e072b7 WASHINGTON (AP) -- A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signatur... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33020515&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:12:10 -0500 Tampa Bay Online http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33020515&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks at the American Health Insurance Plans 2010 National Policy Forum in Washington, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33018526&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:55:17 -0500 Sign on San Diego http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33018526&cat=00296bc675e072b7 (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks at the American Health Insurance Plans 2010 National Policy Forum in Washington, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33018524&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:32:21 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33018524&cat=00296bc675e072b7 al-Qaida is after. And, it appears, that lesson is resonating with the terror network's leadership.For the first time, the group that carried out the Sept. 11 attacks and has prided itself on its ideo... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33018797&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:32:19 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33018797&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Toyota's massive recalls are bringing new scrutiny to the government's auto safety agency, prompting Congress to look at how federal safety officials have lived up to their mission of protecting motor... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33018488&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:32:18 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33018488&cat=00296bc675e072b7 (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2010, file photo, Liz Cheney, board member, Keep America Safe, addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), in Washington. The conservati... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33018337&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:32:16 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33018337&cat=00296bc675e072b7 (AP Photo/David Duprey, File)FILE - This Tuesday Oct. 14, 2008 file photo shows Eric Massa, Democratic candidate for New York's 29th Congressional District in Rochester, N.Y. One is a former Democrati... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33018798&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:32:14 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33018798&cat=00296bc675e072b7 LOS ANGELES — Tajuan Porter scored 32 points, including eight in overtime, and Oregon rallied for an 82-80 victory over Washington State on Wednesday night in the Pac-10 Conference tournament op... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33019284&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:25:05 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33019284&cat=00296bc675e072b7 A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signature health care overh... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33018520&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:54:03 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33018520&cat=00296bc675e072b7 ‘Alice in Wonderland’ made me feel nothing. Seriously, I debated about even writing anything after seeing this movie, because I literally have nothing to say. The special effects are prett... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33017335&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:51:52 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33017335&cat=00296bc675e072b7 D.C.-based LivingSocial, a service that provides daily retail discounts, has received $25 million in venture capital financing, the company announced Thursday. The funding round was led by Menlo Park... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33017332&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:36:48 -0500 Washington Business Journal http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33017332&cat=00296bc675e072b7 A bill was unanimously approved in the Virginia legislature that allows police to access cell phone records in a missing persons case. Before the bill, records could only be accessed if a crime was co... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33017333&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:33:05 -0500 WTOP http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33017333&cat=00296bc675e072b7 A bill was unanimously approved in the Virginia legislature that allows police to access cell phone records in a missing persons case. Before the bill, records could only be accessed if a crime was co... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33017334&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:33:02 -0500 WTOP http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33017334&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Published Date: March 11, 2010 WASHINGTON: The United States is easing rules for cash payments of agricultural sales to Cuba through September 2010, according to a document posted on the US Treasury ... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33015950&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:28:31 -0500 Kuwait Times http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33015950&cat=00296bc675e072b7 WASHINGTON (AP) - A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signature... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33016239&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:22:22 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33016239&cat=00296bc675e072b7 WASHINGTON (AP) -- A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signatur... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33016236&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:16:29 -0500 Tampa Bay Online http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33016236&cat=00296bc675e072b7 The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed by a vote margin of 395-3 the myopic H.R. 2278: "To direct the President to transmit to Congress a report on anti-American incitement to violence... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33014913&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:28:40 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33014913&cat=00296bc675e072b7 , issued this statement critiquing media coverage involving Detective Michael Baylor. He was the officer who drew his gun during a snowball fight at 14th & U Streets NW on December 19, 2009.This t... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33014914&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:28:38 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33014914&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Tajuan Porter scored 32 points, including eight in overtime, and Oregon rallied for an 82-80 victory over Washington State on Wednesday night in the Pac-10 Conference tournament opener. The victor... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33014796&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:28:13 -0500 Sports Illustrated http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33014796&cat=00296bc675e072b7 There's a gaping disconnect between what Americans care about and what President Barack Obama and Congress, Democrats and Republicans are actually doing. A new Associated Press-GfK poll tells the stor... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33012739&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:32:26 -0500 The Ledger http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33012739&cat=00296bc675e072b7 FALLS CHURCH, Va. (WUSA) -- A national parents' organization is upset about a television show on a network traditionally devoted to children's programming, at a time young children may see it. In cit... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33012737&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:16:31 -0500 WUSA 9 News http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33012737&cat=00296bc675e072b7 DC Fire & EMS Department officials confirm an EMS crew has been disciplined for failing to take a woman with trouble breathing to the hospital after she called 911 on December 22. Kimberly Kelsey ... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33012738&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:16:30 -0500 WUSA 9 News http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33012738&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Rep. Eric Massa , but the freshman's alleged harassment of his staff members - with possible sexual overtones - could spell continuing trouble for the party. http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33011792&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:14:54 -0500 The Examiner http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33011792&cat=00296bc675e072b7 WASHINGTON — The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth nationally may finally be slowing down. RealtyTrac said Thursday that the number of U.S. households facing foreclosure in ... http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33012730&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:10:13 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33012730&cat=00296bc675e072b7 If Huskies don't win the Pac-10 conference tournament, their chances to make the NCAA field will hinge on the outcome of other bubble teams in their conference tournaments. http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33012729&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:10:06 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33012729&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Huskies center Regina Rogers hugs her mother, Sheila Winston. "My mother was always straightforward in telling me what was going on," Regina says. http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33012732&cat=00296bc675e072b7 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:09:46 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.washingtondcnews.net/?rid=33012732&cat=00296bc675e072b7